. >> and if you look back, all of the great music from america, you know, james brown, al green, marvin gaye, jimmy hendrix, b.b. king, it's the same sentiment, i mean to me it's the same sentiment you get when you listen to the band from ethiopia. >> sure. i want viewers to actually see the other things you've done. you've joined actors, dancers, videographers, created this play based on the former ethiopian leader and you translate your song into movement. i want to play a little bit of that if i can. >> oh, yeah. ♪ stop the fight stop the fight ♪ >> a lot of this is about peace and justice and tolerance. how does this reflect your own life? where did you come up with the inspiration? >> i just felt that, as a citizen of the planet, you know, that this was an important story to tell, you know, and we can still learn from it, you know? i think that we all need to get back to that. i mean, we need to be, you know, citizens of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, you know, owing our allegiance not to nations but our fellowman. i think just that simple thought, you know, we could u